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I know that "have" should go for the subject mentioned above. My doubt was shouldn't we need a verb in the first place? In this example as well as the official question above both need a verb right? If YES then why doesn't "British colonies" have a verb? Please could you go through the sentence structure that I detailed out above.
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Dave and his friends each have a drivers license.
- Subject is Dave and his friends, verb is have.

The thirteen original British colonies in North America each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.
- Subject is The thirteen original British colonies, verb is had.

If your question is as to what role is each playing in the above sentences, I don't know the exact grammatical term for this kind of usage (or if there is one at all). each is just used for emphasis here.
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I know that "have" should go for the subject mentioned above. My doubt was shouldn't we need a verb in the first place? In this example as well as the official question above both need a verb right? If YES then why doesn't "British colonies" have a verb? Please could you go through the sentence structure that I detailed out above.
Dave and his friends each have a drivers license.
- Subject is Dave and his friends, verb is have.

The thirteen original British colonies in North America each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.
- Subject is The thirteen original British colonies, verb is had.

If your question is as to what role is each playing in the above sentences, I don't know the exact grammatical term for this kind of usage (or if there is one at all). each is just used for emphasis here.
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So the following is the learning

(1) If Each/Every is used as a subject, the verb is always singular

(2) If Each/Every comes after the subject then the verb depends on the subject placed before Each/Every.

Now that you mention it, I do remember reading about thus rule.

So one question EducationAisle. In the above official question, the main subject is The thirteen original British colonies in North America and this one is a plural subject right?

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So one question EducationAisle. In the above official question, the main subject is The thirteen original British colonies in North America and this one is a plural subject right?
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This is correct information Hoozan!
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Can someone please explain the construction:

The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.

I thought that this is a double modifier: <some....> and <others...> just separated by a comma. Hence, I went for option E.
Can someone please explain this construction?
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Can someone please explain the construction:

The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.

I thought that this is a double modifier: <some....> and <others...> just separated by a comma. Hence, I went for option E.
Can someone please explain this construction?
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The and/while is "implied" there Sanskaar. Let's take an example:

There are numerous users on GMATClub, some already familiar with GMAT, others not so much.

This is equivalent to:

There are numerous users on GMATClub, some already familiar with GMAT (and/while) others not so much.
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when we use 'each' in the example below, should not the verb be singular 'has' ?

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E.g "Dave and his friends, who are 20 years old, each has a drivers license" -- doesn't "Dave and his friends" need a verb?
Believe the verb should be have (and not has) because of the plural "Dave and his friends".
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when we use 'each' in the example below, should not the verb be singular 'has' ?

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E.g "Dave and his friends, who are 20 years old, each has a drivers license" -- doesn't "Dave and his friends" need a verb?
Believe the verb should be have (and not has) because of the plural "Dave and his friends".
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The way it works is:

(i) They each have a car.

(ii) Each of them has a car.

The sentence under consideration mirrors case (i) above ("each" follows the subject "Dave and his friends").

So, "Dave and his friends" continues to be the subject and hence, the correct verb is "have".
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The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.

Subject - The thirteen original British colonies in North America
Modifier of the subject - some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens
Verb - Had ( each is used after the subject and hence the subject is stated above and plural verb should be used)
that set forth - here that refers to each ?? and hence pronoun "its"

Is my analysis correct?

Why is E option wrong? What is the usage of with and while in E option that makes it wrong?
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The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.

Subject - The thirteen original British colonies in North America
Modifier of the subject - some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens
Verb - Had ( each is used after the subject and hence the subject is stated above and plural verb should be used)
that set forth - here that refers to each ?? and hence pronoun "its"

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Your analysis is mostly correct.
In 'that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists', THAT refers to WRITTEN CHARTER. The charter set out the details of government and colonist rights.

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Firstly, let's look at meaning and clarity. The WITH and WHILE serve no purpose. The original sentence is clear and crisp. The additional words do not improve the sentence in any way. In fact, I think they make the sentence less easy to understand.

Secondly, let's look at grammar.

WITH should be used as a preposition; that means it should be followed by a noun. In (E), WITH is followed by a statement (so it is used as a conjunction). Such usage is not standard.

WHILE, on the other hand, should be used as a conjunction. So it should be followed by a statement. In (E), WHILE is followed by 'others as religious havens', which is not a statement. This usage is non-standard too.

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Kindly describe the correct usage of "with". Why is E with "with" wrong? Can we write the original sentence with "with" in a right way?

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Kindly describe the correct usage of "with". Why is E with "with" wrong? Can we write the original sentence with "with" in a right way?

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"With" can be used to communicate that one thing is "with" another.

It can also be used to communicate cause and effect, as it is in the following example:

With the repairs complete, the machine worked fine.

Here's the (E) version of the sentence in this question:

The thirteen original British colonies in North America, with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.

We see that there are not two things that are "with" each other.

Also, no cause and effect are presented.

So, there's no reason to use "with" in this sentence, and there's no way to correctly use "with" in this sentence.
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The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.

(A) some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter

(B) some being formed as a commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all of which had written charters

(C) some that as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all had written charters

(D) with some being formed as a commercial venture, others as religious havens, all had written charters

(E) with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter
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13 colonies = plural subject
SOME = means more than one so commercial ventures must be plural.
We eliminate option B and D

ITS form of government = singular pronoun = subject must be singular = therefore each should be used
We eliminate C

Last two choices, A and E
Structure issue in E = with some formed, while others = Contrast not required. We just need to divide the 13 colonies in two sub-groups straightforward without any preposition (with) or Subordinating conjuction (while).
We eliminate E

A is straightforward and conveys clearly that 13 colonies are divided into two groups. Some as CVs and others as RHs.

Therefore, option A is the correct answer.


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